I used a discarded chain link gate for my cucumbers, I just buried it a little bit and then put a plant stake through the place where the hinge went. The vines can weave through the holes and the chain link isn't too thin so it doesn't like, cut into them or anything. Do you guys have chain link anywhere around your yard?

_________________"The Tree is His Penis"

The tree is his penis // it's very exciting // when held up to his mouth // the lights are all lighting // his eyes start a-bulging // in unbridled glee // the tree is his penis // its beauty, effulgent -amandabear

The guy with the garden plot next to mine has some sort of chain-link fence set up. He said that when his cucumbers and melons start to come in, he fashions little hammocks out of lady's pantyhose to keep them supported. I'm sure he gets some good looks buying a boatload of pantyhose ever summer. If I see anything interesting going on in his plot, I'll get a photo of it.

I use bamboo for everything. I keep an eye out and then when I need some just harvest it from the dog park or parking lots or whatever. If bamboo doesn't grow by you I'm sure you could use other tough sticks. Or old boards and wire.

we made some trellis for roses and blackberries at our old house using 4x4 posts and some welded wire fencing, worked pretty well, wasn't garish (fence pretty much blended into the background) and wasn't too expensive.

Since its squash it just needs to sprawl on something that will hold it up? What about nylon chicken wire mesh? And just put some posts to hold up the top part? Its not the most supportive but really, the important part is to keep the squashes off the ground, and a hammocky nylon mesh will do that.

_________________Evolved a vascular system, so I went from bryophyte to lycophyte.

Oh gawd yes, and they're all curly and twisty and sexy and new growth is all fuzzy and red! Oh and also grows beautifully in most climates! (Okay, that's a bit of a psych, it doesn't really fruit much in the mild and cold climates)

Oh gawd yes, and they're all curly and twisty and sexy and new growth is all fuzzy and red! Oh and also grows beautifully in most climates! (Okay, that's a bit of a psych, it doesn't really fruit much in the mild and cold climates)

THAT IS SO EXCITING.

_________________Sir Isaac Newton is the deadliest son of a bisque in space.

My first cucumber trellis was some bamboo plant stakes made into a teepee, tied together at the top, and then I wrapped it with twine so things could climb. Cheap and easy.

And then birds ate all of my cucumbers.

_________________"The Tree is His Penis"

The tree is his penis // it's very exciting // when held up to his mouth // the lights are all lighting // his eyes start a-bulging // in unbridled glee // the tree is his penis // its beauty, effulgent -amandabear

i grow my grapes against my house, and we built a trellis from plastic anchors placed into holes in the mortar, and then eye hooks (which had been spray painted with anti-rust paint) were screwed into the anchors (we also spray painted the anchors cause they were bright yellow. we opted for silver)

we then ran wire through the hooks horizontally to be hidden along the mortar, and they work swimmingly. one of them did snap though, so when this year's harvest is over, we're going to replace the aluminum (i think) wire with possibly picture hanging wire. we'll see what happens. maybe i'll invest in some kevlar or something. (as a bonus, growing the grapes against the wall seems to be keeping the house slightly cooler, which is a win-win! we'll see how it is later in the summer, of course.)

also, when we first got the house, we installed that shiitake-y plastic trellising against the garage, and within the first year, it snapped. so frustrating. so wasteful. we're going to install a wire trellis over there as well.

I've put discarded cot and bed frames (the springy metal part), wire shelving units, and anything else similar. Yes, it does rust after several years, and you need to replace it, but it's free, and you are reducing what is going into the landfill.

We pound old pieces of pipe or aluminum screen door frame pieces (whatever) into the ground, then wire the trellis material to them, for stability. They work great.

_________________Alina NiemiAuthor of The New Scoop: Recipes for Dairy-Free, Vegan Ice Cream in Unusual Flavors (Plus Some Old Favorites),Lizard Lunch and Other Funny Animal Poems for Kids, and The Hawaii Doodle Bookhttp://alinaspencil.com